ROADS. THOSE DAYS. THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. A DEVASTATING FIRE FORCED 40 RESIDENTS FROM THEIR NORTH HIGHLANDS APARTMENTS LAST MONTH. SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE AND OTHER AGENCIES STEPPED IN TO FIND THEM PLACES TO STAY. NOW, AS KCRA 3’S MICHELLE BENDER SHOWS US, ALONG WITH THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S TOY PROJECT, THEY’RE GIVING THE CHILDREN VICTIMS OF THE FIRE. GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING. IT’S THE SAME EXPRESSIONS WE SEE ON CHILDREN’S FACES. YOU CAN HAVE FIVE THINGS YOU WANT TO GET THAT ONE EVERY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SO IT’S LIKE THE PURE JOY ARRIVES A FEW DAYS EARLY, THOUGH, FOR TWO NORTH HIGHLANDS FAMILIES. THESE FOLKS LOST EVERYTHING ON THAT NIGHT, AND WE’RE GOING TO GIVE THEM SOME LOVE AND HOLIDAY CHEER AS WE MOVE FORWARD. A MONTH AGO, CAITLIN CLARK, HER FIANCE BRANSON AND THEIR THREE YEAR OLD SON JACKSON FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES. WHEN HE GOES TO OPEN THE DOOR, HE’S LIKE, OH MY GOD, THERE’S A FIRE! AS A RAGING FIRE PUSHED BY POWERFUL WINDS RUSHED THROUGH THEIR APARTMENT. THE FIRES COME RUSHING IN REALLY FAST. BY THE TIME WE’RE ON OUR BALCONY, THEY’RE COMING IN FROM OUR DOOR AND ON OUR NEIGHBOR’S PORCH. AND WE ENDED UP HAVING TO JUMP OFF OF THE BALCONY DOWN BELOW. THE FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING, EVEN THEIR DOG. ALL OF MY SON’S STUFF FROM BEING BORN ALL THE WAY UP TILL NOW IS GONE. FIRST RESPONDERS RESPOND AGAIN, INVITING THE FAMILIES FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS. THE SPIDER-MAN ATV AT SANTA’S WORKSHOP, THE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S TOY PROJECT. WHEN YOU’RE ABLE TO PROVIDE A CHRISTMAS WITH A SPECIFIC THING, A SOMETHING, AN ANIMAL, A BLANKET, A TOY THAT MAKES THEM HAPPY, THAT’S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. I THINK IT’S ACTUALLY A MIRACLE WITH ALL OF THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND MAKES US FEEL LIKE WE WEREN’T FORGOTTEN OR SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. IT SHOWS THAT THERE REALLY IS GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE TO HELP OTHERS, AND LOOKING AT JACKSON’S FACE, HE DOESN’T CARE WHAT THE CALENDAR SAYS. HE’S READY TO TAKE HIS GIFTS BACK TO HIS NEW HOM